Balagarh Subdivision - Hooghly, West Bengal

Balagarh is an administrative subdivision in the Hooghly district of West Bengal, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and forms part of the district's rural administration. The nearest railway station is situated at Somra Bazar, while the nearest airport is Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 41.1 km.

According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the subdivision was 199 km², including 189.29 km² of rural area and 9.54 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 960 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Balagarh Subdivision

Balagarh Subdivision has a total of 136 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Subdivision, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Abdulpur	Rural	Somra-I
2	Ahmadpur	Rural	Jirat
3	Aida Kismat	Rural	Guptipara-Ii
4	Alisa Garia	Rural	Bakliadhobapara
5	Arazi Aschitpur	Rural	Dumurdahanityanandapur-I
6	Arazi Bhabanipur	Rural	Sripur-Balagarh
7	Arazi Guptipara	Rural	Guptipara-Ii
8	Asanpur	Rural	Jirat
9	Aschitpur	Rural	Dumurdahanityanandapur-I
10	Babla	Rural	Ektarpur
11	Badhagachhi (Ct)	Rural	Guptipara-I
12	Baga	Rural	Dumurdahanityanandapur-I
13	Baksagari	Rural	Jirat
14	Bakulia	Rural	Bakliadhobapara
15	Balagarh	Rural	Sripur-Balagarh
16	Baligari	Rural	Somra-Ii
17	Baneswarpur	Rural	Sijakamalpur
18	Bankipur	Rural	Somra-I
19	Bara Nekua	Rural	Bakliadhobapara
20	Barail	Rural	Sijakamalpur
21	Baruipara	Rural	Sripur-Balagarh
22	Basantapur	Rural	Jirat
23	Basna	Rural	Ektarpur
24	Basuki	Rural	Bakliadhobapara
25	Batna	Rural	Ektarpur
26	Beleswar	Rural	Ektarpur
27	Belgachhi	Rural	Somra-Ii
28	Benepukur	Rural	Ektarpur
29	Bhabanipur	Rural	Sripur-Balagarh
30	Bhabanipur Char	Rural	Sripur-Balagarh
31	Bhalki	Rural	Mohipalpur
32	Bhelurgari	Rural	Somra-Ii
33	Chandi Gachha	Rural	Dumurdahanityanandapur-I
34	Chandpur	Rural	Somra-I
35	Chandra	Rural	Sripur-Balagarh
36	Char Noapara	Rural	Somra-I
37	Char Rampur	Rural	Charkrishnabati
38	Char Sultanpur	Rural	Charkrishnabati
39	Char Sundalpur	Rural	Somra-I
40	Chhera Char Krishnabati	Rural	Charkrishnabati
41	Chhota Nekua	Rural	Bakliadhobapara
42	Dadpur	Rural	Dumurdahanityanandapur-I
43	Dahartiornai	Rural	Ektarpur
44	Dahia	Rural	Ektarpur
45	Dakshin Gopalpur	Rural	Dumurdahanityanandapur-Ii
46	Debipur	Rural	Somra-Ii
47	Demar Gachha	Rural	Bakliadhobapara
48	Dhak Chhara	Rural	Sijakamalpur
49	Dhopapara	Rural	Bakliadhobapara
50	Digra	Rural	Somra-I
51	Dumurdahadham	Rural	Dumurdahanityanandapur-I
52	Durllabhpur	Rural	Jirat
53	Dwarpara	Rural	Ektarpur
54	Ektarpur	Rural	Ektarpur
55	Fatepur	Rural	Guptipara-Ii
56	Gaipara	Rural	Mohipalpur
57	Gangadharpur	Rural	Bakliadhobapara
58	Gaurnai	Rural	Sijakamalpur
59	Gopalbati	Rural	Bakliadhobapara
60	Gournagar	Rural	Jirat
61	Guptipara	Rural	Guptipara-Ii
62	Guptipara Char	Rural	Charkrishnabati
63	Hamjampur	Rural	Ektarpur
64	Hasimpur	Rural	Jirat
65	Hatikanda	Rural	Sijakamalpur
66	Ichhapura	Rural	Bakliadhobapara
67	Ilampur	Rural	Bakliadhobapara
68	Inchhura	Rural	Bakliadhobapara
69	Itagar	Rural	Mohipalpur
70	Jagulia	Rural	Ektarpur
71	Jasra	Rural	Somra-I
72	Jirat (Ct)	Rural	Jirat
73	Jot Narayan	Rural	Bakliadhobapara
74	Kabura	Rural	Jirat
75	Kaliagar	Rural	Jirat
76	Kalyanshri	Rural	Ektarpur
77	Kamalpur	Rural	Sijakamalpur
78	Kamar Danga	Rural	Somra-I
79	Kamarpara	Rural	Mohipalpur
80	Kanpara	Rural	Somra-Ii
81	Karinya	Rural	Bakliadhobapara
82	Khamargachhi	Rural	Sijakamalpur
83	Khetpur	Rural	Bakliadhobapara
84	Kolara	Rural	Somra-Ii
85	Krishnabati	Rural	Guptipara-Ii
86	Kulgachhi	Rural	Mohipalpur
87	Kuliapara	Rural	Bakliadhobapara
88	Mahipalpur	Rural	Mohipalpur
89	Maijdia	Rural	Ektarpur
90	Malancha	Rural	Mohipalpur
91	Mamudpur	Rural	Ektarpur
92	Masara	Rural	Somra-Ii
93	Matukpur	Rural	Bakliadhobapara
94	Mirdhanga (Ct)	Rural	Guptipara-I
95	Moktarpur	Rural	Sijakamalpur
96	Mundukhola	Rural	Jirat
97	Mura Gachha	Rural	Bakliadhobapara
98	Muragari	Rural	Somra-Ii
99	Musuria	Rural	Ektarpur
100	Naopara	Rural	Ektarpur
101	Naosarai	Rural	Dumurdahanityanandapur-I
102	Naricha	Rural	Dumurdahanityanandapur-Ii
103	Nata Gari	Rural	Somra-I
104	Nityanandapur	Rural	Dumurdahanityanandapur-Ii
105	Nutan Char Krishnabati	Rural	Charkrishnabati
106	Paigachhi	Rural	Somra-I
107	Panchpara	Rural	Jirat
108	Paranpur	Rural	Sijakamalpur
109	Patuli	Rural	Jirat
110	Pratappur	Rural	Jirat
111	Rajaipur	Rural	Somra-Ii
112	Rajballabhpur	Rural	Jirat
113	Ramnagar	Rural	Dumurdahanityanandapur-I
114	Rampur	Rural	Guptipara-Ii
115	Raninagar	Rural	Jirat
116	Rasulpur Char	Rural	Charkrishnabati
117	Rukespur	Rural	Sijakamalpur
118	Sabek Char Krishnabati	Rural	Charkrishnabati
119	Sadhu Bangali	Rural	Dumurdahanityanandapur-Ii
120	Saira	Rural	Bakliadhobapara
121	Salarpur	Rural	Mohipalpur
122	Sarenda	Rural	Ektarpur
123	Sargaria	Rural	Mohipalpur
124	Serpur	Rural	Dumurdahanityanandapur-Ii
125	Sija	Rural	Sijakamalpur
126	Simulia	Rural	Dumurdahanityanandapur-Ii
127	Somra	Rural	Somra-Ii
128	Sripur (Ct)	Rural	Sripur-Balagarh
129	Sukharia	Rural	Somra-Ii
130	Suksagar	Rural	Dumurdahanityanandapur-I
131	Sultanpur	Rural	Guptipara-I
132	Tamlipara	Rural	Sripur-Balagarh
133	Telini Para	Rural	Ektarpur
134	Tildanga	Rural	Bakliadhobapara
135	Tiornai	Rural	Bakliadhobapara
136	Uttar Gopalpur	Rural	Sijakamalpur

Population of Balagarh Subdivision

According to the 2011 Census, Balagarh Subdivision had a total population of 2,28,998 people living in 55,881 households. The population comprised 1,16,828 males and 1,12,170 females, with an average population density of 1,152 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	2,28,998	2,00,810	28,188
Male Population	1,16,828	1,02,488	14,340
Female Population	1,12,170	98,322	13,848
Total Households	55,881	49,034	6,847
Population Density	1,152 / km²	1,061 / km²	2,955 / km²

Balagarh Subdivision had 1,59,735 literate people and 21,396 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 93,402 and 21,129 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	21,396	18,834	2,562
Literate Population	1,59,735	1,38,723	21,012
Illiterate Population	69,263	62,087	7,176
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	93,402	81,817	11,585
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	21,129	19,805	1,324

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Subdivision Overview
Subdivision (Hindi)	Balagarh (बलागढ़)
District	Hooghly
State / UT	West Bengal
Railway Station	Somra Bazar
Total Area	199 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	960
Total Population (2011)	2,28,998
Density	1,152/km²
Total Villages	136

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Singur	Tarakeswar